October 17, 2008SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología234 citationsOpen Access
The Relationship between Proteinuria and Coronary Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Structured PICO
Is proteinuria associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease?
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Intervention
Proteinuria (exposure)
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Outcome
Coronary heart diseasehard clinical
Proteinuria is strongly associated with coronary heart disease risk and should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk assessment.
Abstract
These data confirm a strong and continuous association between proteinuria and subsequent risk of coronary heart disease, and suggest that proteinuria should be incorporated into the assessment of an individual's cardiovascular risk.